Federal court strikes down Trump’s new global tariffs as illegal

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFederal court strikes down Trump’s new global tariffs as illegal The 2-1 decision deemed the tariffs ‘invalid’ and ‘unauthorized by law’Via AP news wire Friday 08 May 2026 00:28 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2972644To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-global-tariffs-court-ruling-b2972685.html","title":"Federal court strikes down Trump’s new global tariffs as illegal"}}CloseTrump explains the difference between 'sea' and 'see'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"},"isClimate":false}A federal court has struck down global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, a ruling following a stinging Supreme Court loss. The Court of International...